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Washington Is Jumping Into Rare Earths. Investors Have Run the Other Way.

Rare-earth elements are key to trade disputes with China, but American projects are rife with risks.
The Institute for Energy Research5d

Wyoming Mine to Extract Rare Earth Minerals from Coal

Ramaco, a mining company, is developing a small coal mine in Wyoming that will extract rare earth elements from the coal it ...
Inside Climate News3d

Republican Excitement for Wyoming Rare Earth Mining Contradicts the Party’s Disdain for Renewables

Ramaco Resources’ Brook Mine could become the second rare earth extraction operation in the U.S., but the minerals face an ...
The Daily Signal4d

New Rare-Earth Mine in Wyoming Challenges China’s Dominance

In a win for President Trump's energy agenda, the first new U.S. rare-earth mine in 70 years broke ground this month in ...
Cowboy State Daily2d

Low-Flying Aerial Surveys Over Wyoming Hunt For Mother Lode Of Rare Earths

Federal scientists are launching an ambitious mapping project to hunt for what could be a mother lode of rare earth elements ...
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Wyoming rare earth mine touted as America’s first in decades isn’t economically viable, critics say

Ramaco Resources says its Brook Mine near Sheridan, Wyoming, will satisfy a large chunk of U.S. demand for rare earths, but ...
The Daily Signal5d

First US Rare Earth Minerals Mine in 70 Years Will Lessen Dependence on China

The Brook Mine in Wyoming has opened, marking the first U.S. rare earth minerals mine in 70 years, enhancing energy ...

Wyoming rare earth mining facility to be first to open in over 70 years

Wyoming's Brook Mine that aims to reduce U.S. foreign reliance on critical minerals for defense, technology and clean energy ...
Cowboy State Daily14d

First U.S. Rare Earth Mine In 70 Years Opens In Wyoming

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright was in Ranchester, Wyoming, on Friday for the ribbon cutting to open the first U.S. rare ...

First rare earth mineral mine in America in over 70 years breaks ground in Wyoming

For the first time in more than 70 years, a rare earth minerals mine broke ground in the United States last Friday. The Brook Mine, owned by Ramaco Resources, near Sheridan, Wyoming, is also the first ...

Wyoming's first new coal mine in decades to extract rare earths

Rare earth elements are a family of 17 metallic elements with unusual properties that make them useful for specific ...